Mantra 3
Sukta 1
सोमं मन्यते पपिवान् यत् संपिंषन्त्योषधिम्। सोमं यं ब्रह्माणो विदुर्न तस्याश्नाति पार्थिवः
sómaṃ manyate papivā́n yát sáṃ piṃṣánty óṣadhim | sómaṃ yáṃ brā́hmaṇo vidúr ná tásyāśnāti pārthiváḥ ||
He deems it Soma, having drunk, when they crush the herb together. But the Soma which the Brahmans know—of that the earthly man partakes not.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (nuptial corpus); specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī
Devata: Soma (esoteric), with implicit reference to Brāhmaṇa-knowledge (brahman)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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